This Correctional "Era" Was Characterized by Separate Confinement, Isolation, and Inmate

question 68

Multiple Choice

This correctional "era" was characterized by separate confinement, isolation, and inmate labor.

• A) colonial
• B) penitentiary
• C) reformatory
• D) progressive
• E) medical

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